COVID-19 Update
Governor Kay Ivey issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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Did people of all backgrounds participate in the clinical trials? Were the vaccines effective for people of all races and ethnicities?
In the Moderna vaccine trial, 20% of participants identified as Latino, 10% identified as Black and 4% Asian. In the Pfizer trial, 13% of participants identified as Latino, 10% identified as Black and 5.5% Asian. Final trial results from both Moderna and Pfizer revealed that their COVID-19 vaccines are equally effective at preventing COVID-19 infection across all racial and ethnic groups. The J&J/Janssen vaccine which is a one dose vaccine was 66.3% effective in clinical trials (efficacy) 2 weeks after receiving the vaccine. The results in both studies were consistent across gender, age, race and ethnicity.